Financial Controller

Job Description

Are you ACA qualified Are you an experienced Financial Controller within the Travel Industry We have the job for you!We are assisting a well-known Travel company based in the heart of London, who are looking for a Financial Controller to join and lead supervise a small team.You will manage a team of three; Accountant, Senior Accounts Assistant & Finance Assistant, and with them have complete responsibility for any monies coming into or going out of the business, such as overheads including payroll, customer payments, supplierpayments.Key Role Responsibilities:

• Create weekly, monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts.
• Supervise and manage a team of 3 you will motivate and regularly provide feed-back to.
• With your team, ensure that monies are collected from customers and paid onto suppliers as per the companys contractual obligations, and that all financial transactions are properly recorded.
• Preparation of monthly payroll.
• Purchase and management of foreign currency requirements.
• Get to know reservation systems and payment systems intimately in order to get the most out of them.
• To quickly understand the running of the business.
• Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded
• Manage and report on cash flows to maximise the deposit amounts held centrally.
• Form an integral part of the management team and challenge them where needed.
• Regularly review, with a commercial eye, the companys performance with particular focus on margin analysis in order to identify gaps and opportunities to present to the Managing Director and Management team.
• Establish and implement financial reporting systems where needed
• Handle all bonding arrangements, lease agreements and other long term, large contract arrangements.
• Manage all regulatory reporting.
• Collaborate with auditing services to ensure proper compliance with all regulations and handle the annual external audit process
• Look after occasional internal audits process
• Develop budgets and financial plans for the company based on research and data reports.
• Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities
• Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies
• Report to the Managing Director and Group Finance Director with timely and accurate financial information
• Lead all Finance automation and large projects.
• Work closely with the product department as well as Group to ensure all contracts are accurately reported and calculated in accordance with IFRS 16

Experience:

• Experience within a similar Travel Industry Finance role (desirable)
• Must be a qualified chartered accountant (ACA or equivalent).
• Experience in managing a team.
• Familiarity with IFRS 15, IFRS 16 and IFRS9.
• Ability to work well under pressure, willing to work unsocial hours - occasional weekends and evenings to ensure targets are met.
• Strong Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to unravel complex accounting queries
• Strategic thinker, able to develop teams & strong financial controls experience
• The ability and willingness to get stuck in - we are currently a small business without many layers
• High level of commercial acumen and ability to challenge the status quo
• Excellent at building internal and external relationships.
• Customer focussed head, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

The package:A salary of £70,000 - £85,000 depending on experience.Hybrid working conditions (3 days in the office / 2 from home) - City Of LondonInterestedPlease contact or click APPLY below

Keyskills :
AATACAAccountingFinanceXeroABTAbookkeepingQuickbooksATOLFinance ControllerSAGE-ONE